Honest opinion here.... The teacher sounds like a moron.
How on earth does she let 20 pages go by and not send you a note home about it. I subbed for a 2nd grade class once and you have to really stay on top of ALL of them to get their work done. They are still babies in my opinion and still need a lot of help. If she is a talker (like my daughter) then the teacher shold move her so that she can get her work done. I have moved many desk for just this reason.
I just have a problem with the teacher letting all this work go by and NOT catching it or NOT say anything to you about it. I would keep a very close eye on her work and maybe even start sending the teacher an email once a week asking how things are going. You daughter might not like the teacher very well either. That could be because of you. Let me explain. I HATED my daughters second grade teacher. She was a very distant teacher. She gave no hugs, refused to put a hairbow back in a child's hair, and she always talked very cold to them. One day she told me that my daughter wasn't reading on grade level. So I went in and got Emmie to read for me IN FRONT of the teacher. The teacher looked at me and said I have never heard her read like that before. I later found out that Emmie heard me talking to my hubby about her teacher and how I couldn't stand her. Well my sweet daughter
determined that now she didn't like her either. So much so that she even went to school and TOLD the teacher so.
She also informed her that I didn't like her either. I have never been so embarrassed in all my life. So I can understand EXACTLY where you are coming from. I would just do the best you can to help her at home and just realize that there isn't much that can be done this late in the game. (Not your fault) I would check out the teachers in second grade and see if you can find one that will suit your daughter's personality. My daughter responds well to someone who is very loving and kind yet strict when it comes to school work.
I hope things are much better for you next year.
